I’ve never been much of nothing
When this was there and that was up
I have let my own shadow
Cover me in darkness
Even a good life can go unnoticed
A grand life can live unsung
I feel unknown to everything good and warm
Once I was here
Once I was present
When I learned a moment – a word –
Can break you apart piece by piece
Never whole again
You learn to manage
You learn a new way to live
It’s not about the going,
It’s all about the give
JBW
A Dead Language 